George W. Hewlett High School

George W. Hewlett High School
Location
60 Everit Avenue
Hewlett, New York 11557
Information
Type Public High School
Established 1855
School district Hewlett-Woodmere School District
Principal Theodore Fulton, Ed.D.
Faculty 98.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 1,078 (as of 2009-2010)[1][2]
Student to teacher ratio 11.8[1]
Color(s) Blue and White
Nickname The Bulldogs
Information 516-374-8005
Website School website

George W. Hewlett High School (commonly known as Hewlett High School, and replacing Woodmere High School) is a four-year public high school in Hewlett, New York, which is a part of the Five Towns area of the South Shore of Long Island. The school is the only high school in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District (District 14). The principal is Theodore Fulton, Ed.D.[3]

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,078 students and 93.80 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.49.[1]

Academics

Hewlett is a National Academy of Music Arts and Sciences school and is one of three Nassau County Districts "that is certified as a CISCO CCNA Academy.".[4] There are 18 different Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses and several different courses for college credit through Syracuse University and Long Island University.

Extracurricular activities

The school newspaper is the Spectrum.

Some of the long-standing traditions in the school include Cabaret Night (raises funds for the Laura Rosenberg fund at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) and the Rock and Wrap it Up campaign.

There is an active drama program (including a chapter of the International Thespian Society (ITS). School Clubs include chapters of the National Honor Society and DECA. Other activities include a Student Council, Model Congress and Mock Trial teams and various language clubs.

The Art Club is also an active program in HHS, where many students get together to create art. In 2011, the Hewlett Art club was asked to help out at a fundraiser for a program held at the Seawane Country Club.

The football field plays host to Turkeybowl - an annual football game dedicated to the memory of Adam Barsel, played by the graduates of the class of 2003.

The Stock Market Club has about 150 members as of Fall 2014.

Athletics

The sports teams' nickname (and mascot) is the Bulldogs. Previously the nickname was the Bluejackets - after the sailors who wore blue pea coat jackets in the U.S. Navy.

Notable alumni

Many of Hewlett High School's more distinguished alumni have been recognized by plaques on the school's walls that name them as members of the school's Alumni Hall of Fame.[5] The following are among the school's notable former students:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-york/districts/hewlett-woodmere-union-free-school-district/george-w-hewlett-high-school-14191
  3. ↑ Welcome letter
  4. ↑ Outstanding Programs, accessed October 2, 2006
  5. ↑ Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni Association Hall of Fame website, accessed May 2, 2008, and Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni Association Hall of Fame inductees, backed up by Internet Archive as of June 23, 2007, accessed April 23, 2007.
  6. ↑ Harrison, Helen A. "LIVES IN ART: Building Up, Taking Apart; An Artist's Investigation Of Loss and Memory", The New York Times, January 2, 2005. Accessed March 31, 2008. "And although he found few kindred spirits among his classmates at George W. Hewlett High School, he had art teachers who basically let me sit in art class whenever I wanted -- before school, during school and after school -- and play around."
  7. ↑ "1966: Donna Karan Graduates from Hewlett High School", Newsday. Accessed June 11, 2007.
  8. ↑ Van Gelder, Lawrence. "INTERVIEW; Her Winning Way With Fashion", The New York Times, October 16, 1977. Accessed September 15, 2008. "And suddenly, at the age of 29, Donna Karan, who grew up in Woodmere, Who lied about her age to begin selling women's clothes at 14 in Cedarhurst, and who now lives in Lawrence, was at the top of her fashion world."
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ Joe Sobel
  11. ↑ Jon Tiomkin
  12. ↑ McGee, Celia.

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